There is so much to be done throughout the world;--So many children to be educated.--So many sick to be cured.--So many hungry to be fed.--So many hopeless people to be given a helping hand.

It has been our policy to have Cabinet meetings where specific members have been asked to report on our conservation policy, our resource policy, Vietnam, or the Alliance for Progress, for example.

To identify urban development problems of particular States, metropolitan areas, or communities which require interagency or intergovernmental coordination.

When they are ready to put away the weapons of war and take up the tools of peace and progress--when they decide to stop molesting their neighbors--they will find this Nation ready and willing to assist in these larger and more fruitful…

I accept this award with gratitude and with renewed commitment to the cause it represents.

This morning was devoted to the subjects I have discussed and each of these men can explain their review to you.

As I say, they ranged from economic policy, the situation in agriculture, balance of payments, the labor situation, the cost of living, exports, and other general matters.

So long as aggression continues in South Vietnam, we will turn it back.

This morning we had a Cabinet meeting that began at 12 o'clock.

I will meet with Secretary Weaver and a group from his department in another room, so I will now turn this meeting over to Mr. Ackley.

But full heads and empty hearts breed disunity rather than unity.

We have had various presentations ranging from discussions on the domestic economy to international matters involving monetary policy, balance of trade, and a discussion by Secretary Fowler on fiscal developments.

Nothing in this Order shall be construed as subjecting any function vested by law in, or assigned pursuant to law to, any Federal department or agency or head thereof to the authority of any other agency or officer or as abrogating or…

Requests for flood hazard information may be addressed to the Secretary of the Army or, in the case of lands lying in the basin of the Tennessee River, to the Tennessee Valley Authority.

It need not continue this way.

The heads of the executive agencies shall provide leadership in encouraging a broad and unified effort to prevent uneconomic uses and development of the Nation's flood plains and, in particular, to lessen the risk of flood losses in…

All executive agencies directly responsible for the construction of Federal buildings, structures, roads, or other facilities shall evaluate flood hazards when planning the location of new facilities and, as far as practicable, shall…

Let us begin today a renewed and cooperative effort to attack this problem.

A great deal can be accomplished within the scope of existing authorities.

Any requests for appropriations for Federal construction of new buildings, structures, roads, or other facilities transmitted to the Bureau of the Budget by an executive agency shall be accompanied by a statement by the head of the agency…

A Great Society cannot rest on the achievements of the past.

I believe that we can and must reduce these losses.

On many occasions, I have expressed my concern for the need to manage wisely America's water resources.

The key to resolving the problem lies, above all else, in the intelligent planning for and State and local regulation of use of lands exposed to flood hazard.

The Federal effort to cope with the problem will be unsparing.